Willa Cather Quotes
When we look back, the only things we cherish are those which in some way met our original want; the desire which formed in us in early youth, undirected, and of its own accord.
Quotes to Explore
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Was music my talent really? No, I don't think I was particularly talented.
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I'm a mum, so my wardrobe consists of sweaters and jeans. As long as I don't leave the house forgetting my jeans, I count that as a fashion success.
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A victim is a victim is a victim. We should stop setting up standards that say we will have one standard of law enforcement for one group of victims but not for another.
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We need a reasonable price where producers will not start nagging. At a reasonable price, we can invest to produce more oil.
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That you get booed belongs to professional sports.
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You can't be perfect. You can't be the perfect father. You can't be the perfect singer.
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I originally went to school for writing, for non-fiction. I'm specifically a poetry major within literature, but I don't know.
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'Good English' is whatever educated people talk; so that what is good in one place or time would not be so in another.
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It's just a theory really, but I have always thought that your physical surroundings can shape your voice and personality.
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When I write, I get glimpses into future novels.
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Think both big and small. Loving to bake doesn't only mean becoming a baker. It could mean starting a blog, becoming a food photographer, or going into organic chemistry.
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Leadership is intangible, and therefore no weapon ever designed can replace it.
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This is Earth. Isn't it hot?
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We live on the circumference of a hollow circle. We draw the circumference, like spiders, out of ourselves: it is all criticism of criticism.
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We cannot control what emotions or circumstances we will experience next, but we can choose how we will respond to them.
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The race of children possesses magically sagacious powers.
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I have worked hard since my childhood and worked as a labourer. I put my mind and heart into it.
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Unfortunately in sport it's either good or bad. You've got to take the highs and the lows.
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She hugged the offender, and forgave the offense:Sex to the last.
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La flor que tienes en tus manos ha nacido hoy y ya tiene tu edad.
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In peace there's nothing so becomes a man as modest stillness and humility.
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I didn't realise my Skype call was going to feature in the show. I know I'm in it a little bit here and there. I wasn't naked, I was just topless.
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I am surprised that I cannot recall whether my desire to become a minister transformed itself into a wish to lead the more militant life of missionary, by a slow process or suddenly.
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When we look back, the only things we cherish are those which in some way met our original want; the desire which formed in us in early youth, undirected, and of its own accord.
